Lava Iris 400Q Mobile Price List in India

Lava mobile phones, a company found in 2009, is not only a rising brand in India, but all over the world, too. This company became popular amongst the consumers because of the amalgamation of features it offers for reasonably priced phones, that any and every citizen, respective of their income bracket, can easily buy. Shaped by the consumer’s needs and modified to users’ reviews, Lava mobiles provide a huge range of mobile phones – from basic, QWERTY keypad based ones, to smartphones of all sorts. Therefore, Lava mobiles offer quite a competition to other leading mobile phone brands not only on a national level, but internationally, too.

Features and Specifications:

The 4" TFT capacitive touchscreen display of 480p resolution measuring 12.9 x 6.3 x 0.99 cm of the Lava Iris 400q is greatly enhanced by its 16.7 m color depth. This phone is powered by Android v4.4 (KitKat) and a 1.2 GHz quad core processor, giving the phone super speed. An internal memory of 4GB and a RAM of 1 GB provides this phone with enough storage for basic apps to be installed within. However, if one needs to expand their phone’s memory, they can do so by inserting a MicroSD card of up to 32 GB In the memory card slot. The primary camera of this phone is 5 MP with LED flash, whereas the secondary camera is VGA. The battery life is 1700 mAh. Connectivity features included in this phone are Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, A-GPS, and USB.  The additional basic features this phone includes are world clock, alarm, calendar, calculator, torch, and games. An important app featured on this phone is the Google Search app. This phone comes with the handset, a charger, a headset, a battery, and a manual. It offers one year worth's manufacturer's warranty on the mobile phone and a 6 month long warranty on the accessories.

Design and Quality:

The Lava Iris 400q is available in the market in grey color. It boasts of a 4” screen with three main navigation buttons on the bottom, and a front facing camera for video calling. An LED flash is located to the left of the rear camera, and the speaker is located at the bottom of the back of the phone. This phone, though rectangular in shape, eases the user of awkwardly having to handle huge phones that are difficult fitting in one’s hands. Thus, the design of this phone enables the consumers to use it with ease.

OS and Tech:

Running on Android v4.4 (KitKat), this phone provides the user to multitask and to enjoy the perk of faster Google searches due to the google app that comes with this phone and operating system. It is powered by 1.2 GHz Quad core processor. Featuring dual Sims (WCDMA + GSM), this phone supports both 2g and 3g networks. GPRS, Edge, Wi-Fi, USB 2.0, Bluetooth v2.1, and a 3.5mm jack are the main connectivity options included in this phone.

Camera and Multimedia:

Iris 400q offers a scene detection 5mp primary camera along with LED flash and digital zoom, but the VGA secondary camera renders the front camera useless for anything but video calls. However, at such an affordable price with other important features present, it is enough to be able to capture one’s memories through this camera phone. Apart from this, the phone offers a music player supporting multiple formats such as MP3, AAC, AMR-NB, AMR-WB, WAV, and MIDI; a video player, and FM Radio.

Battery and Memory:

The Lava Iris 400q possesses 1700 mAh Li-ion battery, allowing users up to 9hrs, 10 mins of talk time and up to 153 hours of standby time, ensuring that the consumer be able to use the phone for a long period of time without the battery running out. With an internal memory of 4 GB and 1 GB of RAM, this phone offers the option of expandable memory of upto 32 GB through a microSD card. Other features offered by this phone are the sensors - accelerometer, ambient light, and proximity.

Pros and Cons:

Pros:

·         Affordable price

·         Google Search app

·         Powerful processor

·         Easily fits in hand

·         Great design

Cons:

·         Weight yet unknown

·         Not full HD screen

·         Rear camera only of VGA quality

·         Internal memory (4 GB) is less

Verdict:

Though this phone lacks features such as a higher quality front facing camera, a fuller HD screen, and having its weight as yet unknown, it still stands at a competitive place in the market compared to phones such as Xolo Q700s, LG L Bello and Lava Iris 406q. The Lava Iris 400q offers all the basic features that today's smartphones must possess, and therefore, at such an affordable price, caters to a wide variety of consumers.